diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/common/org/eclipse/swt/widgets/Item.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/common/org/eclipse/swt/widgets/Item.java
index c4984ff3bcd..f76891011fe 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/common/org/eclipse/swt/widgets/Item.java	
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/common/org/eclipse/swt/widgets/Item.java	
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ private void handleDPIChange(Event event) {
 	// Refresh the image
 	Image image = getImage();
 	if (image != null) {
+		setImage(null);
 		setImage(image);
 	}
 }